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Songs written by Kool & The Gang

Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Charles Smith • Clifford Adams • Curtis "Fitz" Williams • Dennis Thomas • George Brown • James "J.T." Taylor • Michael Ray • Robert Bell • Robert Mickens • Ronald Bell

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Video playlist - by chronological order

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Kool & The Gang

09/1970

Funky Man by Kool & The Gang

from Live at the Sex Machine

87
US

16
R&B

[De-Lite 534]
written by Kool & The Gang

& Gene Redd

01/1971

Who's Gonna Take the Weight (Part One) by Kool & The Gang

from Live at the Sex Machine

113
US

28
R&B

[instrumental]
[De-Lite 538]
written by Kool & The Gang

& Gene Redd

02/1972

Love the Life You Live (Part I) by Kool & The Gang

from Music Is the Message

107
US

31
R&B

[De-Lite 546]
written by Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang

08/1973

Funky Stuff by Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful

29
US

5
R&B

54
UK

[De-Lite 557]
written by Kool & The Gang

04/1974

Hollywood Swinging by Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful

150

6
US

✫1
R&B

52
UK

[De-Lite 561]
written by Kool & The Gang

& Gene Redd

08/1974

Higher Plane by Kool & The Gang

from Light of Worlds

37
US

✫1
R&B

52
UK

[De-Lite 1562]
written by Kool & The Gang

& Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)

12/1974

Rhyme Time People by Kool & The Gang

from Light of Worlds

63
US

3
R&B

[De-Lite 1563]
written by Kool & The Gang

, Saunders & Dennis Thomas

03/1975

Spirit of the Boogie / Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang

from Spirit of the Boogie

35
US

✫1
R&B

53
UK

B side Summer Madness charted from 21 june 1975 in US Hot 100; b side Summer Madness charted from 12 july 1975 in US R&B charts and peaked at #36
written by Ronald Bell, D. Boyce, Kool & The Gang

, Robert Mickens & Alton Taylor

10/1975

Caribbean Festival by Kool & The Gang

from Spirit of the Boogie

55
US

6
R&B

[instrumental]
[De-Lite 1573]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) & Kool & The Gang

10.

03/1976

Love and Understanding (Come Together) by Kool & The Gang

from Love & Understanding

77
US

8
R&B

[De-Lite 1579]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang

& Claydes Charles Smith

11.

06/1976

Universal Sound by Kool & The Gang

from Love & Understanding

101
US

71
R&B

[De-Lite 1583]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) & Kool & The Gang

12.

10/1976

Open Sesame by Kool & The Gang

from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track

55
US

13
dance

6
R&B

[De-Lite 1586]
written by Kool & The Gang

& Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell)

13.

03/1977

Super Band by Kool & The Gang

from Open Sesame

101
US

17
R&B

53
UK

[De-Lite 1590]
written by Kool & The Gang

14.

03/1978

Slick Superchick by Kool & The Gang

from The Force

102
US

19
R&B

[De-Lite 901]
written by Kool & The Gang

& George Brown

15.

12/1978

Everybody's Dancin' by Kool & The Gang

65
R&B

[instrumental]
[De-Lite 9509]
written by Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang

16.

1979

Ladies' Night (all cuts) by Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night

5
dance

written by Kool & The Gang

, George Brown & Ronald Bell

17.

09/1979

Ladies' Night by Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night

200

8
US

✫1
R&B

9
UK

[De-Lite 801]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

18.

01/1980

Too Hot by Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night

196

5
US

11
AC

3
R&B

23
UK

[De-Lite 802]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

19.

05/1980

Hangin' Out by Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night

103
US

36
R&B

52
UK

[De-Lite 804]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell) & Kool & The Gang

20.

10/1980

② Celebration by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!

358

✫1
US

34
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Eugene Toon Jr., James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang

21.

12/1980

Take It to the Top by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!

✫1
dance

11
R&B

15
UK

charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 810]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell) & Kool & The Gang

22.

02/1981

Jones vs. Jones by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!

39
US

33
R&B

17
UK

Jones v Jones / Summer Madness was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 813]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

23.

10/1981

Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special

126

17
US

16
dance

✫1
R&B

29
UK

charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 815]
written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang

, Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor

24.

10/1981

Steppin' Out by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special

88
US

16
dance

12
R&B

12
UK

charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 816]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang

& James "J.T." Taylor

25.

12/1981

④ Get Down on It by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special

259

10
US

16
dance

4
R&B

3
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 818]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang

& James "J.T." Taylor

26.

08/1982

Big Fun by Kool & The Gang

from As One

123

21
US

6
R&B

14
UK

[De-Lite 822]
written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang

27.

10/1982

Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La) by Kool & The Gang

from As One

152

30
US

7
R&B

6
UK

[De-Lite 824]
written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

28.

12/1982

Hi De Hi Hi De Ho by Kool & The Gang

from As One

29
UK

written by Kool & The Gang

, Ronald Bell & James "J.T." Taylor

29.

03/1983

Street Kids by Kool & The Gang

78
R&B

[De-Lite 825]
written by George Brown, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

Robert Palmer

30.

06/1983

You Can Have It (Take My Heart) by Robert Palmer

from Pride

66
UK

written by Kool & The Gang

, James "J.T." Taylor (as J.T. Taylor), George Brown & Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith)

Kool & The Gang

31.

11/1983

① Joanna by Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart

360

2
US

2
AC

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

32.

12/1983

Straight Ahead by Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart

103
US

49
R&B

15
UK

[De-Lite 831]
written by Ronald Bell, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang

33.

02/1984

⑤ Tonight by Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart

223

13
US

7
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 830]
written by James "J.T." Taylor, Curtis "Fitz" Williams & Kool & The Gang